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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver | Solid state

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 10-80 m 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/120 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains Mains (110/220 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1971 Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1971 and 1982 in USA
Dimensions 440 × 260 × 130 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 5.12 in)
? 368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Band spread ? BFO
S-Meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000210-AMATEUR SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000560 HEATHKIT-SW-000717